diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/BaseTableDdl.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/BaseTableDdl.java
index 459531eea..f396312f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/BaseTableDdl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/BaseTableDdl.java
@@ -435,15 +435,15 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
 
   protected void writeForeignKey(DdlWrite write, WriteForeignKey request) throws IOException {
 
-    String tableName = lowerTableName(request.table());
     DdlBuffer fkeyBuffer = write.applyForeignKeys();
-    alterTableAddForeignKey(fkeyBuffer, request);
-
+    String tableName = lowerTableName(request.table());
     if (request.indexName() != null) {
       // no matching unique constraint so add the index
       fkeyBuffer.append(platformDdl.createIndex(request.indexName(), tableName, request.cols())).endOfStatement();
     }
 
+    alterTableAddForeignKey(fkeyBuffer, request);
+
     fkeyBuffer.end();
 
     write.dropAllForeignKeys()
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
     }
 
     write.dropAllForeignKeys().end();
-
   }
 
   protected void alterTableAddForeignKey(DdlBuffer buffer, WriteForeignKey request) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/assert/BaseTableDdlTest/createTable-applyLast.txt b/src/test/resources/assert/BaseTableDdlTest/createTable-applyLast.txt
index 1f68497c3..c542cc572 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/assert/BaseTableDdlTest/createTable-applyLast.txt
+++ b/src/test/resources/assert/BaseTableDdlTest/createTable-applyLast.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-alter table mytable add constraint fk_mytable_order_id foreign key (order_id) references orders (id) on delete restrict on update restrict;
 create index ix_mytable_order_id on mytable (order_id);
+alter table mytable add constraint fk_mytable_order_id foreign key (order_id) references orders (id) on delete restrict on update restrict;
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_compoundKeyTest/apply.sql b/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_compoundKeyTest/apply.sql
index e0789ab8a..8951d13e2 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_compoundKeyTest/apply.sql
+++ b/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_compoundKeyTest/apply.sql
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ create table ckey_parent (
   constraint pk_ckey_parent primary key (one_key,two_key)
 );
 
-alter table ckey_detail add constraint fk_ckey_detail_parent foreign key (one_key,two_key) references ckey_parent (one_key,two_key) on delete restrict on update restrict;
 create index ix_ckey_detail_parent on ckey_detail (one_key,two_key);
+alter table ckey_detail add constraint fk_ckey_detail_parent foreign key (one_key,two_key) references ckey_parent (one_key,two_key) on delete restrict on update restrict;
 
-alter table ckey_parent add constraint fk_ckey_parent_assoc_id foreign key (assoc_id) references ckey_assoc (id) on delete restrict on update restrict;
 create index ix_ckey_parent_assoc_id on ckey_parent (assoc_id);
+alter table ckey_parent add constraint fk_ckey_parent_assoc_id foreign key (assoc_id) references ckey_assoc (id) on delete restrict on update restrict;
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_explicitSequencesTest/apply.sql b/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_explicitSequencesTest/apply.sql
index 88a80916d..331c29ad3 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_explicitSequencesTest/apply.sql
+++ b/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_explicitSequencesTest/apply.sql
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ create table phones (
   constraint pk_phones primary key (id)
 );
 
-alter table phones add constraint fk_phones_person_id foreign key (person_id) references persons (id) on delete restrict on update restrict;
 create index ix_phones_person_id on phones (person_id);
+alter table phones add constraint fk_phones_person_id foreign key (person_id) references persons (id) on delete restrict on update restrict;
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_explicitSequencesTest/pg-apply.sql b/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_explicitSequencesTest/pg-apply.sql
index d22ff78ec..329da196f 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_explicitSequencesTest/pg-apply.sql
+++ b/src/test/resources/assert/ModelBuild_explicitSequencesTest/pg-apply.sql
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ create table phones (
   constraint pk_phones primary key (id)
 );
 
-alter table phones add constraint fk_phones_person_id foreign key (person_id) references persons (id) on delete restrict on update restrict;
 create index ix_phones_person_id on phones (person_id);
+alter table phones add constraint fk_phones_person_id foreign key (person_id) references persons (id) on delete restrict on update restrict;